【题目】When I was 5, my father worked the night shift as a nurse in a hospital. He was always carrying his stethoscope (听诊器) so naturally, so I called him “Dr. Saldivar” while I pressed his stethoscope against his chest. But my father, as a humble man, was always correcting me: “I am not a doctor, son, but you can be one.” I grew up feeling like I had no limits because of moments like this, which has helped me take risks personally and professionally in spite of the hardships I had to endure.
Being born to Mexican immigrants meant that my parents had to work very hard to provide for my family and I had to learn to struggle through school paperwork on my own, because my parents’ English was limited and they couldn’t always be there motivating us through the process. If I wanted to succeed academically, my perseverance, and strength would be tested.
Perseverance, strength and good education are the gateway to success. And this is especially true when you look at the obstacles that Latinos have to overcome to succeed in public schools. For instance, while the national high school dropout (辍学) rate has decreased significantly, we still have the highest dropout rate in the country. We are more likely to live in poverty and attend racially separated schools. These issues create many other problems for Latinos.
To help relieve my family burden, I found my first job when I was 14 at a local hotel. Despite the long hours on my new job, I worked hard. Meanwhile, I continually stressed the importance of getting a respectable education and did everything possible to get one step closer to making my dream a reality.
Nearly a decade later, I became the first in my family to graduate from the University of Southern California. Knowing the social, economic, and political struggles that a community faces, I began to pursue journalism to give the disadvantaged minorities a voice.
【1】What inspired the author when he was a child?
A. The encouraging words from his father.
B. A nurse in his father’s hospital.
C. His curiosity about the stethoscope.
D. The hardships he suffered.
【2】The example in the third paragraph given by the author suggests .
A. more Latinos are receiving higher education in America
B. Latino immigrants are still facing many problems
C. American education system is better constructed
D. racial separation has long been forbidden in America
【3】The author chose to become a journalist, hoping to .
A. show his success as a Latino
B. enjoy a different life
C. speak for the disadvantaged Latinos
D. repay the sacrifice his parents made
【4】What does the author try to tell us with his own experience?
A. Immigration is an approach to personal success.
B. Good education is a way to successful life.
C. Disadvantaged Latinos are facing fewer challenges.
D. American Dream is inaccessible to the Latinos.
